BMW 535I vs Chrysler 300C

Both cars' complete complaint records, side by side.

Read the totals carefully. NHTSA publishes no sales figures, so the car that sold more collects more complaints regardless of quality. The rows worth weighing are the proportions — the share of complaints that involved harm, and which part dominates.

Measure	BMW 535I	Chrysler 300C
Complaints on file	722	1,763
Model years covered	1986–2016	2005–2017
Worst model year	2011	2005
Best model year	2016	2014
Crashes reported	37	40
Fires reported	30	25
Injuries reported	23	23
Deaths reported	0	0
Most complained-about part	Engine & Cooling	Fuel & Propulsion
Share of complaints involving harm	12.5%	5%

BMW 535I by year

1 1 9 3 5 5 2 116 100 81 156 86 59 46 37 15

86 88 89 90 91 92 94 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Engine & Cooling 167 23.1%

Fuel & Propulsion 146 20.2%

Electrical System 79 10.9%

Airbags 51 7.1%

Transmission & Drivetrain 45 6.2%

Lights 43 6.0%

Other & Unspecified 28 3.9%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 21 2.9%

Chrysler 300C by year

412 991 140 36 22 14 36 17 44 14 18 13 6

05 06 07 08 09 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17

Complaints filed with NHTSA, by model year. Bar colour is the FaultScore grade: A B C D F ungraded

What breaks

Fuel & Propulsion 504 28.6%

Engine & Cooling 405 23.0%

Transmission & Drivetrain 212 12.0%

Electrical System 172 9.8%

Airbags 89 5.0%

Other & Unspecified 83 4.7%

Steering 74 4.2%

Acceleration & Cruise Control 39 2.2%